Arcadegeddon goes free to play in 2025

IllFonic has announced Arcadegeddon is going free-to-play, bringing the colorful cooperative multiplayer roguelite shooter to more players.

After a year since its debut on Steam and several years since its early access launch, the multiplayer co-op shooter is going free-to-play in 2025.

No reasoning was given for Arcadegeddon going free to play but it’s likely due to it being out since 2021 on PC (via the Epic Games Store) and PS5, in early access. It later got a full release across Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and PS5 in 2022.

Here’s a rundown on the game:

Rise up and play with up to three friends in this ever-evolving cooperative multiplayer, roguelite shooter. Explore multiple biomes, mini games, find hidden chests, and defeat numerous enemies and bosses.

Gilly, the owner of a local arcade, is trying to save his business from a faceless mega-corporation, Fun Fun Co. …and what better way to stick it to the man than with a brand-spanking-new super game. Unfortunately, the corp gets wind of Gilly’s plan and launches a cyberattack, injecting a virus into the game. Now it’s up to you, will you rise up to save both the game and the last remaining local arcade?

This ever-evolving co-op multiplayer, roguelite shooter allows you and up to 3 friends to explore multiple biomes, compete in mini games, find hidden chests, and battle a crazy cast of enemies and bosses. Arcadegeddon lets you play at your own pace with its mix of PVE and PVP gameplay. Speed into the action or take it slow, it’s up to you. As you get to know the town, you can dive into additional challenges from the local gangs that hangout in Gilly’s Arcade, earning you much more than just street cred. Though, the view from the top of the leaderboards must be pretty darn good…